Alfonso Extra Anejo #3

strength	Medium- Full
size	6 x 54
grade	HLF
wapper	Ecuadorian
binder	Ecuadorian
filler	Nicaraguan and Peruvian

Selected Tobaccos, the company behind Atabey, Bandoledo, & Byron cigars, has produced yet another amazing line of cigars called ‘Alfonso’. These cigars are named after the company’s founder, Nelson Alfonso. They come out of Costa Rica and feature an Ecuadorian binder, a mix of Nicaraguan and Peruvian fillers, and an Ecuadorian wrapper.

The new line is notable because Selected Tobacco S.A. used both cedar and French oak to age the cigars for five years. The company says it typically ages its cigars in rooms lined with cedar for between two and five years. The humidity is intentionally raised and lowered during that period during the aging process. After being inspired by the use of French oak in winemaking, Nelson Alfonso—Selected Tobacco’s founder—wanted to use it for a cigar release.

“Cedar is to cigars as oak is to wine,” said Alfonso in a press release. “The years we take to age the cigars in this process have a purpose and we hope this is appreciated in the smoke.”

There are just 200 boxes per size being released for 2022.